Pritzker signs budget out of balance by $6B

By Adam Schuster

06/11/2020

Lawmakers made no serious attempt to balance the new budget, instead counting on a federal bailout.

TAGS: budget, coronavirus, COVID-19, deficit, JB Pritzker

Orland Park mayor slams Pritzker’s reopening plan in video

06/10/2020

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening plan has been met with widespread criticism. One suburban mayor publicly assailed Pritzker’s inconsistencies for hurting the economy.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency, JB Pritzker, stay at home order

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Springfield has essential work to do

By Austin Berg

06/05/2020

Illinois lawmakers cannot afford to delay action in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

TAGS: BLM: Black Lives Matter, criminal justice reform, Curtis Tarver, Don Harmon, George Floyd, JB Pritzker, Justin Slaughter, Kam Buckner, labor, Lamont Robinson, Maurice West, Mike Madigan, police, police misconduct

Pritzker lifts 10-person limit on religious gatherings after facing legal pressure

05/29/2020

After being asked by the U.S. Supreme Court to reply to religious groups’ objections, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced he was ending the 10-person limit on religious gatherings.

TAGS: IDPH: Illinois Department of Public Health, JB Pritzker, stay at home order, U.S. Supreme Court

Pritzker’s toilet removal contractor gets nearly $9M in COVID-19 work

05/28/2020

The contractor who removed toilets from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mansion in a $331,000 property tax scandal received a nearly $9 million COVID-19 contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contractor hadn’t worked with the Corps in 76 years.

TAGS: federal investigation, JB Pritzker, property taxes, tax fraud

Unemployment claims exceed 1.15 million as Illinois heads into 10th week of lockdown

By Bryce Hill

05/28/2020

Nearly 1 in 4 Illinoisans find themselves out of work, more than all border states except Kentucky.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, economy, JB Pritzker, unemployment

Unemployment mess leads lawmaker to push for Pritzker’s recall

05/27/2020

Citing the lack of action on the state unemployment claims system overwhelmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a state lawmaker begins the process to remove Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker from office.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, JB Pritzker

Illinois shed 762,200 jobs in April, 12.5 times greater than worst month on record

By Bryce Hill

05/22/2020

Record job losses hit the state during the first full month of COVID-19 economic fallout.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, coronavirus, COVID-19, executive order, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, JB Pritzker, jobs

Pritzker family firm has ties to COVID-19 testing companies

05/21/2020

The Pritzker Group, a private and venture capital firm co-founded by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, is connected to at least two companies creating COVID-19 tests.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, JB Pritzker

Illinois’ new jobless claims remain high, push total since COVID-19 to nearly 1.1M

By Bryce Hill

05/21/2020

Self-employed and gig workers were finally allowed to file for benefits last week, driving the total to nearly 1.1 million Illinoisans seeking help since COVID-19 hit the state’s economy.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, economy, JB Pritzker, unemployment

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Pritzker signs budget out of balance by $6B

Orland Park mayor slams Pritzker’s reopening plan in video

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Springfield has essential work to do

Pritzker lifts 10-person limit on religious gatherings after facing legal pressure

Pritzker’s toilet removal contractor gets nearly $9M in COVID-19 work

Unemployment claims exceed 1.15 million as Illinois heads into 10th week of lockdown

Unemployment mess leads lawmaker to push for Pritzker’s recall

Illinois shed 762,200 jobs in April, 12.5 times greater than worst month on record

Pritzker family firm has ties to COVID-19 testing companies

Illinois’ new jobless claims remain high, push total since COVID-19 to nearly 1.1M

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